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Surah 74 · المدثر · The Cloaked One · 56 verses · 255 words

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Bismillah

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

  1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
  2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
  4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

Verse 1

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ

Transliteration yāayyuhā l-mudathiru

English O you who covers himself [with a garment],

  1. يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
  2. ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُl-mudathiruwho covers himself

Verse 2

قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ

Transliteration qum fa-andhir

English Arise and warn.

  1. قُمْqumStand up
  2. فَأَنذِرْfa-andhirand warn

Verse 3

وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ

Transliteration warabbaka fakabbir

English And your Lord glorify.

  1. وَرَبَّكَwarabbakaAnd your Lord
  2. فَكَبِّرْfakabbirmagnify

Verse 4

وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ

Transliteration wathiyābaka faṭahhir

English And your clothing purify.

  1. وَثِيَابَكَwathiyābakaAnd your clothing
  2. فَطَهِّرْfaṭahhirpurify

Verse 5

وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ

Transliteration wal-ruj'za fa-uh'jur

English And uncleanliness avoid.

  1. وَٱلرُّجْزَwal-ruj'zaAnd uncleanliness
  2. فَٱهْجُرْfa-uh'juravoid

Verse 6

وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ

Transliteration walā tamnun tastakthiru

English And do not confer favor to acquire more.

  1. وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
  2. تَمْنُنtamnunconfer favor
  3. تَسْتَكْثِرُtastakthiru(to) acquire more

Verse 7

وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ

Transliteration walirabbika fa-iṣ'bir

English But for your Lord be patient.

  1. وَلِرَبِّكَwalirabbikaAnd for your Lord
  2. فَٱصْبِرْfa-iṣ'birbe patient

Verse 8

فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ

Transliteration fa-idhā nuqira fī l-nāqūri

English And when the trumpet is blown,

  1. فَإِذَاfa-idhāThen when
  2. نُقِرَnuqirais blown
  3. فِىfīin
  4. ٱلنَّاقُورِl-nāqūrithe trumpet

Verse 9

فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ

Transliteration fadhālika yawma-idhin yawmun ʿasīrun

English That Day will be a difficult day

  1. فَذَٰلِكَfadhālikaThat
  2. يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinDay
  3. يَوْمٌyawmun(will be) a Day
  4. عَسِيرٌʿasīrundifficult

Verse 10

عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ

Transliteration ʿalā l-kāfirīna ghayru yasīrin

English For the disbelievers - not easy.

  1. عَلَىʿalāFor
  2. ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelievers
  3. غَيْرُghayrunot
  4. يَسِيرٍۢyasīrineasy

Verse 11

ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا

Transliteration dharnī waman khalaqtu waḥīdan

English Leave Me with the one I created alone

  1. ذَرْنِىdharnīLeave Me
  2. وَمَنْwamanand whom
  3. خَلَقْتُkhalaqtuI created
  4. وَحِيدًۭاwaḥīdanalone

Verse 12

وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا

Transliteration wajaʿaltu lahu mālan mamdūdan

English And to whom I granted extensive wealth

  1. وَجَعَلْتُwajaʿaltuAnd I granted
  2. لَهُۥlahuto him
  3. مَالًۭاmālanwealth
  4. مَّمْدُودًۭاmamdūdanextensive

Verse 13

وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا

Transliteration wabanīna shuhūdan

English And children present [with him]

  1. وَبَنِينَwabanīnaAnd children
  2. شُهُودًۭاshuhūdanpresent

Verse 14

وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا

Transliteration wamahhadttu lahu tamhīdan

English And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].

  1. وَمَهَّدتُّwamahhadttuAnd I spread
  2. لَهُۥlahufor him
  3. تَمْهِيدًۭاtamhīdanease

Verse 15

ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ

Transliteration thumma yaṭmaʿu an azīda

English Then he desires that I should add more.

  1. ثُمَّthummaThen
  2. يَطْمَعُyaṭmaʿuhe desires
  3. أَنْanthat
  4. أَزِيدَazīdaI (should) add more

Verse 16

كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا

Transliteration kallā innahu kāna liāyātinā ʿanīdan

English No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.

  1. كَلَّآ ۖkallāBy no means
  2. إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
  3. كَانَkānahas been
  4. لِـَٔايَـٰتِنَاliāyātināto Our Verses
  5. عَنِيدًۭاʿanīdanstubborn

Verse 17

سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا

Transliteration sa-ur'hiquhu ṣaʿūdan

English I will cover him with arduous torment.

  1. سَأُرْهِقُهُۥsa-ur'hiquhuSoon I will cover Him
  2. صَعُودًاṣaʿūdan(with) a laborious punishment

Verse 18

إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ

Transliteration innahu fakkara waqaddara

English Indeed, he thought and deliberated.

  1. إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
  2. فَكَّرَfakkarathought
  3. وَقَدَّرَwaqaddaraand plotted

Verse 19

فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Transliteration faqutila kayfa qaddara

English So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.

  1. فَقُتِلَfaqutilaSo may he be destroyed
  2. كَيْفَkayfahow
  3. قَدَّرَqaddarahe plotted

Verse 20

ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Transliteration thumma qutila kayfa qaddara

English Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.

  1. ثُمَّthummaThen
  2. قُتِلَqutilamay he be destroyed
  3. كَيْفَkayfahow
  4. قَدَّرَqaddarahe plotted

Verse 21

ثُمَّ نَظَرَ

Transliteration thumma naẓara

English Then he considered [again];

  1. ثُمَّthummaThen
  2. نَظَرَnaẓarahe looked

Verse 22

ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ

Transliteration thumma ʿabasa wabasara

English Then he frowned and scowled;

  1. ثُمَّthummaThen
  2. عَبَسَʿabasahe frowned
  3. وَبَسَرَwabasaraand scowled

Verse 23

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ

Transliteration thumma adbara wa-is'takbara

English Then he turned back and was arrogant

  1. ثُمَّthummaThen
  2. أَدْبَرَadbarahe turned back
  3. وَٱسْتَكْبَرَwa-is'takbaraand was proud

Verse 24

فَقَالَ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ

Transliteration faqāla in hādhā illā siḥ'run yu'tharu

English And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].

  1. فَقَالَfaqālaThen he said
  2. إِنْinNot
  3. هَـٰذَآhādhā(is) this
  4. إِلَّاillābut
  5. سِحْرٌۭsiḥ'runmagic
  6. يُؤْثَرُyu'tharuimitated

Verse 25

إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ

Transliteration in hādhā illā qawlu l-bashari

English This is not but the word of a human being."

  1. إِنْinNot
  2. هَـٰذَآhādhā(is) this
  3. إِلَّاillābut
  4. قَوْلُqawlu(the) word
  5. ٱلْبَشَرِl-bashari(of) a human being

Verse 26

سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ

Transliteration sa-uṣ'līhi saqara

English I will drive him into Saqar.

  1. سَأُصْلِيهِsa-uṣ'līhiSoon I will drive him
  2. سَقَرَsaqara(into) Hell

Verse 27

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ

Transliteration wamā adrāka mā saqaru

English And what can make you know what is Saqar?

  1. وَمَآwamāAnd what
  2. أَدْرَىٰكَadrākacan make you know
  3. مَاmāwhat
  4. سَقَرُsaqaru(is) Hell

Verse 28

لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ

Transliteration lā tub'qī walā tadharu

English It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],

  1. لَاlāNot
  2. تُبْقِىtub'qīit lets remain
  3. وَلَاwalāand not
  4. تَذَرُtadharuit leaves

Verse 29

لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ

Transliteration lawwāḥatun lil'bashari

English Altering [i.e., blackening] the skins.

  1. لَوَّاحَةٌۭlawwāḥatunScorching
  2. لِّلْبَشَرِlil'basharithe human (skin)

Verse 30

عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ

Transliteration ʿalayhā tis'ʿata ʿashara

English Over it are nineteen [angels].

  1. عَلَيْهَاʿalayhāOver it
  2. تِسْعَةَtis'ʿata(are) nine
  3. عَشَرَʿasharateen

Verse 31

وَمَا جَعَلْنَآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَـٰٓئِكَةً ۙ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَيَزْدَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِيمَـٰنًا ۙ وَلَا يَرْتَابَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۙ وَلِيَقُولَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ وَٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ مَاذَآ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَـٰذَا مَثَلًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَمَا هِىَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْبَشَرِ

Transliteration wamā jaʿalnā aṣḥāba l-nāri illā malāikatan wamā jaʿalnā ʿiddatahum illā fit'natan lilladhīna kafarū liyastayqina alladhīna ūtū l-kitāba wayazdāda alladhīna āmanū īmānan walā yartāba alladhīna ūtū l-kitāba wal-mu'minūna waliyaqūla alladhīna fī qulūbihim maraḍun wal-kāfirūna mādhā arāda l-lahu bihādhā mathalan kadhālika yuḍillu l-lahu man yashāu wayahdī man yashāu wamā yaʿlamu junūda rabbika illā huwa wamā hiya illā dhik'rā lil'bashari

English And We have not made the keepers of the Fire except angels. And We have not made their number except as a trial for those who disbelieve - that those who were given the Scripture will be convinced and those who have believed will increase in faith and those who were given the Scripture and the believers will not doubt and that those in whose hearts is disease [i.e., hypocrisy] and the disbelievers will say, "What does Allāh intend by this as an example?" Thus does Allāh send astray whom He wills and guide whom He wills. And none knows the soldiers of your Lord except Him. And it [i.e., mention of the Fire] is not but a reminder to humanity.

  1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  2. جَعَلْنَآjaʿalnāWe have made
  3. أَصْحَـٰبَaṣḥābakeepers
  4. ٱلنَّارِl-nāri(of) the Fire
  5. إِلَّاillāexcept
  6. مَلَـٰٓئِكَةًۭ ۙmalāikatanAngels
  7. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  8. جَعَلْنَاjaʿalnāWe have made
  9. عِدَّتَهُمْʿiddatahumtheir number
  10. إِلَّاillāexcept
  11. فِتْنَةًۭfit'natan(as) a trial
  12. لِّلَّذِينَlilladhīnafor those who
  13. كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieve
  14. لِيَسْتَيْقِنَliyastayqinathat may be certain
  15. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  16. أُوتُوا۟ūtūwere given
  17. ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Scripture
  18. وَيَزْدَادَwayazdādaand may increase
  19. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  20. ءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanūbelieve
  21. إِيمَـٰنًۭا ۙīmānan(in) faith
  22. وَلَاwalāand not
  23. يَرْتَابَyartābamay doubt
  24. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  25. أُوتُوا۟ūtūwere given
  26. ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Scripture
  27. وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۙwal-mu'minūnaand the believers
  28. وَلِيَقُولَwaliyaqūlaand that may say
  29. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose
  30. فِىfīin
  31. قُلُوبِهِمqulūbihimtheir hearts
  32. مَّرَضٌۭmaraḍun(is) a disease
  33. وَٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَwal-kāfirūnaand the disbelievers
  34. مَاذَآmādhāWhat
  35. أَرَادَarāda(does) intend
  36. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  37. بِهَـٰذَاbihādhāby this
  38. مَثَلًۭا ۚmathalanexample
  39. كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThus
  40. يُضِلُّyuḍilludoes let go astray
  41. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  42. مَنmanwhom
  43. يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
  44. وَيَهْدِىwayahdīand guides
  45. مَنmanwhom
  46. يَشَآءُ ۚyashāuHe wills
  47. وَمَاwamāAnd none
  48. يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
  49. جُنُودَjunūda(the) hosts
  50. رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
  51. إِلَّاillāexcept
  52. هُوَ ۚhuwaHim
  53. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  54. هِىَhiyait
  55. إِلَّاillā(is) but
  56. ذِكْرَىٰdhik'rāa reminder
  57. لِلْبَشَرِlil'basharito (the) human beings

Verse 32

كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ

Transliteration kallā wal-qamari

English No! By the moon.

  1. كَلَّاkallāNay
  2. وَٱلْقَمَرِwal-qamariBy the moon

Verse 33

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ

Transliteration wa-al-layli idh adbara

English And [by] the night when it departs.

  1. وَٱلَّيْلِwa-al-layliAnd the night
  2. إِذْidhwhen
  3. أَدْبَرَadbarait departs

Verse 34

وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ

Transliteration wal-ṣub'ḥi idhā asfara

English And [by] the morning when it brightens,

  1. وَٱلصُّبْحِwal-ṣub'ḥiAnd the morning
  2. إِذَآidhāwhen
  3. أَسْفَرَasfarait brightens

Verse 35

إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ

Transliteration innahā la-iḥ'dā l-kubari

English Indeed, it [i.e., the Fire] is of the greatest [afflictions].

  1. إِنَّهَاinnahāIndeed, it
  2. لَإِحْدَىla-iḥ'dā(is) surely one
  3. ٱلْكُبَرِl-kubari(of) the greatest

Verse 36

نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ

Transliteration nadhīran lil'bashari

English As a warning to humanity -

  1. نَذِيرًۭاnadhīranA warning
  2. لِّلْبَشَرِlil'basharito (the) human being

Verse 37

لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ

Transliteration liman shāa minkum an yataqaddama aw yata-akhara

English To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.

  1. لِمَنlimanTo whoever
  2. شَآءَshāawills
  3. مِنكُمْminkumamong you
  4. أَنanto
  5. يَتَقَدَّمَyataqaddamaproceed
  6. أَوْawor
  7. يَتَأَخَّرَyata-akharastay behind

Verse 38

كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ

Transliteration kullu nafsin bimā kasabat rahīnatun

English Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained.

  1. كُلُّkulluEvery
  2. نَفْسٍۭnafsinsoul
  3. بِمَاbimāfor what
  4. كَسَبَتْkasabatit has earned
  5. رَهِينَةٌrahīnatun(is) pledged

Verse 39

إِلَّآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ

Transliteration illā aṣḥāba l-yamīni

English Except the companions of the right,.

  1. إِلَّآillāExcept
  2. أَصْحَـٰبَaṣḥāba(the) companions
  3. ٱلْيَمِينِl-yamīni(of) the right

Verse 40

فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

Transliteration fī jannātin yatasāalūna

English [Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other

  1. فِىfīIn
  2. جَنَّـٰتٍۢjannātinGardens
  3. يَتَسَآءَلُونَyatasāalūnaasking each other

Verse 41

عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

Transliteration ʿani l-muj'rimīna

English About the criminals,

  1. عَنِʿaniAbout
  2. ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَl-muj'rimīnathe criminals

Verse 42

مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ

Transliteration mā salakakum fī saqara

English [And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"

  1. مَاmāWhat
  2. سَلَكَكُمْsalakakumled you
  3. فِىfīinto
  4. سَقَرَsaqaraHell

Verse 43

قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ

Transliteration qālū lam naku mina l-muṣalīna

English They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,

  1. قَالُوا۟qālūThey will say
  2. لَمْlamNot
  3. نَكُnakuwe were
  4. مِنَminaof
  5. ٱلْمُصَلِّينَl-muṣalīnathose who prayed

Verse 44

وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ

Transliteration walam naku nuṭ'ʿimu l-mis'kīna

English Nor did we used to feed the poor.

  1. وَلَمْwalamAnd not
  2. نَكُnakuwe used to
  3. نُطْعِمُnuṭ'ʿimufeed
  4. ٱلْمِسْكِينَl-mis'kīnathe poor

Verse 45

وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ

Transliteration wakunnā nakhūḍu maʿa l-khāiḍīna

English And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],

  1. وَكُنَّاwakunnāAnd we used to
  2. نَخُوضُnakhūḍuindulge in vain talk
  3. مَعَmaʿawith
  4. ٱلْخَآئِضِينَl-khāiḍīnathe vain talkers

Verse 46

وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

Transliteration wakunnā nukadhibu biyawmi l-dīni

English And we used to deny the Day of Recompense

  1. وَكُنَّاwakunnāAnd we used to
  2. نُكَذِّبُnukadhibudeny
  3. بِيَوْمِbiyawmi(the) Day
  4. ٱلدِّينِl-dīni(of) the Judgment

Verse 47

حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ

Transliteration ḥattā atānā l-yaqīnu

English Until there came to us the certainty [i.e., death]."

  1. حَتَّىٰٓḥattāUntil
  2. أَتَىٰنَاatānācame to us
  3. ٱلْيَقِينُl-yaqīnuthe certainty

Verse 48

فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَـٰعَةُ ٱلشَّـٰفِعِينَ

Transliteration famā tanfaʿuhum shafāʿatu l-shāfiʿīna

English So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.

  1. فَمَاfamāThen not
  2. تَنفَعُهُمْtanfaʿuhumwill benefit them
  3. شَفَـٰعَةُshafāʿatuintercession
  4. ٱلشَّـٰفِعِينَl-shāfiʿīna(of) the intercessors

Verse 49

فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ

Transliteration famā lahum ʿani l-tadhkirati muʿ'riḍīna

English Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away.

  1. فَمَاfamāThen what
  2. لَهُمْlahum(is) for them
  3. عَنِʿani(that) from
  4. ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِl-tadhkiratithe Reminder
  5. مُعْرِضِينَmuʿ'riḍīnathey (are) turning away

Verse 50

كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ

Transliteration ka-annahum ḥumurun mus'tanfiratun

English As if they were alarmed donkeys.

  1. كَأَنَّهُمْka-annahumAs if they (were)
  2. حُمُرٌۭḥumurundonkeys
  3. مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌۭmus'tanfiratunfrightened

Verse 51

فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ

Transliteration farrat min qaswaratin

English Fleeing from a lion?

  1. فَرَّتْfarratFleeing
  2. مِنminfrom
  3. قَسْوَرَةٍۭqaswaratina lion

Verse 52

بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً

Transliteration bal yurīdu kullu im'ri-in min'hum an yu'tā ṣuḥufan munasharatan

English Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.

  1. بَلْbalNay
  2. يُرِيدُyurīduDesires
  3. كُلُّkulluevery
  4. ٱمْرِئٍۢim'ri-inperson
  5. مِّنْهُمْmin'humof them
  6. أَنanthat
  7. يُؤْتَىٰyu'tāhe may be given
  8. صُحُفًۭاṣuḥufanpages
  9. مُّنَشَّرَةًۭmunasharatanspread out

Verse 53

كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ

Transliteration kallā bal lā yakhāfūna l-ākhirata

English No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.

  1. كَلَّا ۖkallāNay
  2. بَلbalBut
  3. لَّاlānot
  4. يَخَافُونَyakhāfūnathey fear
  5. ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَl-ākhiratathe Hereafter

Verse 54

كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ

Transliteration kallā innahu tadhkiratun

English No! Indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a reminder.

  1. كَلَّآkallāNay
  2. إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, it
  3. تَذْكِرَةٌۭtadhkiratun(is) a Reminder

Verse 55

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

Transliteration faman shāa dhakarahu

English Then whoever wills will remember it.

  1. فَمَنfamanSo whoever
  2. شَآءَshāawills
  3. ذَكَرَهُۥdhakarahu(may) pay heed to it

Verse 56

وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ

Transliteration wamā yadhkurūna illā an yashāa l-lahu huwa ahlu l-taqwā wa-ahlu l-maghfirati

English And they will not remember except that Allāh wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.

  1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  2. يَذْكُرُونَyadhkurūnawill pay heed
  3. إِلَّآillāexcept
  4. أَنanthat
  5. يَشَآءَyashāawills
  6. ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahuAllah
  7. هُوَhuwaHe
  8. أَهْلُahlu(is) worthy
  9. ٱلتَّقْوَىٰl-taqwāto be feared
  10. وَأَهْلُwa-ahluand worthy
  11. ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِl-maghfiratito forgive

Word by word and transliteration: Quran.com. English translation: Saheeh International. Recitation: Mishary Alafasy, from EveryAyah.com. MyDugsi is a learning aid, not a replacement for a qualified teacher.